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Friendship Baptist Church
Atlanta
GA
30314
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Who we are
Our Mission
We are the people of God, called as His church, whose head is Jesus Christ. We understand that our purpose is to use our energies, resources, and facilities to provide in the spirit of Christ, worship and preaching, study and nurturing,comfort and caring, recreation and sharing, outreach and witnessing to the power of God’s word. We strive to serve through ministries within our local community and to join with others to promote the work of the Kingdom of God.
Our Vision
As friends of Jesus Christ, we are committed to nurturing healthy, empowering, transformative relationships within the church and beyond.
Our quest for meaningful relationship emerges out of the epicenter of our friendship with God. Our friendship with God impacts the nature of our relationship with others and our environment as we seek to fulfill His will on earth as it is in heaven.
"Friendship Changes Everything"
We are the people of God, called as His church, whose head is Jesus Christ. We understand that our purpose is to use our energies, resources, and facilities to provide in the spirit of Christ, worship and preaching, study and nurturing,comfort and caring, recreation and sharing, outreach and witnessing to the power of God’s word. We strive to serve through ministries within our local community and to join with others to promote the work of the Kingdom of God.
Our Vision
As friends of Jesus Christ, we are committed to nurturing healthy, empowering, transformative relationships within the church and beyond.
Our quest for meaningful relationship emerges out of the epicenter of our friendship with God. Our friendship with God impacts the nature of our relationship with others and our environment as we seek to fulfill His will on earth as it is in heaven.
"Friendship Changes Everything"
Church Address
Church Pastor
The Reverend Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr.
Senior Pastor
80 Walnut Street
Atlanta,
GA
30314
United States
Phone: 404-688-0206
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Quote of the Day
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Denomination
Baptist
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Affiliations:
Atlanta Missionary Baptist Association, New Era Baptist State Convention, American Baptist Churches and Regional Units, Baptist World Alliance
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Leadership
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The Reverend Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr.
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Senior Pastor
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Curtis M. Evans
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Chief Administrative Officer
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Mailing Address
80 Walnut Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia
30314
Atlanta, Georgia
30314
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Parking
Parking is available in the church parking lot and also in the adjacent lots located on Beckwith St. A parking attendant will be on site to assist you.
Friendship Baptist Church Atlanta Service Times
Worship Service 10:00AM
Friendship Baptist Church
80 Walnut Street, Atlanta, GA 30314
Service Times last updated on the 26th of May, 2018
Friendship Baptist Church
80 Walnut Street, Atlanta, GA 30314
Service Times last updated on the 26th of May, 2018
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Friendship Baptist Church History
Friendship Baptist Church was established in 1862 and independently organized in 1866, in the days after the Civil War, becoming Atlanta’s first black Baptist autonomous congregation. Through the generosity of the Ninth Street Baptist Church of Cincinnati, Ohio, a discarded railroad boxcar was purchased in Chattanooga, Tennessee and sent to the Friendship congregation in Atlanta, Georgia. This boxcar served as both a worship site on Sundays and as a classroom on weekdays for early classes at burgeoning Atlanta University in 1865. The membership grew rapidly so the congregation moved to a larger building on the corner of Haynes and Markham Streets, and later to its previous site at Northside Drive.
Friendship’s role in black education has been unique in that Morehouse College, upon moving to Atlanta from Augusta, Georgia in 1879, set up classes in Friendship Baptist Church. Spelman College had its beginning in the basement of the previous church site in 1881. Close ties between these institutions continue to this day. It is worthy to note that Friendship has had only seven pastors in its existence to serve in years as follows:
The Founding Pastor, the Rev Frank Quarles (1862 – 1881)
The Rev. Dr. Edward Randolph Carter (1882 – 1944)
The Rev. Dr. Maynard Holbrook Jackson (1945 – 1953)
The Rev. Dr. Samuel Woodrow Williams (1954 – 1970)
The Rev. Dr. William Vincent Guy (1971 – 2007), Pastor Emeritus
The Rev. Dr. Timothy T. Boddie (2008 – 2012 )
The Rev. Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr. (2015 – Present)
Friendship’s role in black education has been unique in that Morehouse College, upon moving to Atlanta from Augusta, Georgia in 1879, set up classes in Friendship Baptist Church. Spelman College had its beginning in the basement of the previous church site in 1881. Close ties between these institutions continue to this day. It is worthy to note that Friendship has had only seven pastors in its existence to serve in years as follows:
The Founding Pastor, the Rev Frank Quarles (1862 – 1881)
The Rev. Dr. Edward Randolph Carter (1882 – 1944)
The Rev. Dr. Maynard Holbrook Jackson (1945 – 1953)
The Rev. Dr. Samuel Woodrow Williams (1954 – 1970)
The Rev. Dr. William Vincent Guy (1971 – 2007), Pastor Emeritus
The Rev. Dr. Timothy T. Boddie (2008 – 2012 )
The Rev. Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr. (2015 – Present)